Intel Core i7-8709G vs Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H

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Intel Core i7-8709G CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H

CPU comparison

Intel Core i7-8709G or Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i7-8709G has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.10 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8709G was released in Q1/2018.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has 40 cores with 80 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H was released in Q1/2023.
Intel Core i7 (298) Family Intel Xeon Platinum (89)
Intel Core i 8000G (5) CPU group Intel Xeon Platinum 8400 (18)
8 Generation 4
Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture Sapphire Rapids
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i7-8709G is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.10 GHz (4.10 GHz). The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H has 40 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.80 GHz).

Intel Core i7-8709G Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
4 Cores 40
8 Threads 80
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.10 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
4.10 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.80 GHz
3.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Core i7-8709G Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH GPU no iGPU
1.06 GHz GPU frequency --
1.19 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
8 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
6 Max. displays
24 Compute units --
1536 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
4 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12.1 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH GPU no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i7-8709G supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H can connect up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels.

Intel Core i7-8709G Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR5-4400, DDR5-4800
64 GB Max. Memory 4096 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 307.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
8.00 MB L3 Cache 105.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 5.0
8 PCIe lanes 80
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 315.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i7-8709G has a TDP of 100 W, that of the Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H is 330 W.

Intel Core i7-8709G Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
100 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 330 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i7-8709G has a 8.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H cache has a total of 105.00 MB.

Intel Core i7-8709G Characteristic Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
14 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
BGA 2270 Socket LGA 4677
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows, Linux
Q1/2018 Release date Q1/2023
-- Release price 10710 $
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1089 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
3940 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
1371 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
4420 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH @ 1.19 GHz
3656 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
7885 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 4.10 GHz
174 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 3.80 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Core i7-8709G
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
809 (100%)
Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
40C 80T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i7-8709G Intel Xeon Platinum 8460H
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